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Well-bred Family Folks breaks maiden

Son of Snitzel salutes the judge on second start at Sha Tin

SNITZEL.
SNITZEL. Picture: Arrowfield Stud

Having finished fifth on debut, the well-related Family Folks (4 g Snitzel - Miss Sharapova by Ustinov) got off the mark at the second time of asking when he broke his maiden over 1200 metres at Sha Tin on Sunday, leading home an Australian-bred trifecta. 

The four-year-old gelding came out on top of a close finish to beat Red Hot Chilli Pepper (Smart Missile), while Smart Wongchoy (Smart Missile) was another length and a half away in third. 

Bred by Arrowfield Stud, the son of Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) was purchased by the Hong Kong Jockey Club for $900,000 at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale from the Arrowfield Stud draft and he is out of stakes-placed Ustinov (Seeking The Gold) mare Miss Sharapova. 

Miss Sharapova herself is the dam of this season’s Danehill Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) winner Doubtland (Not A Single Doubt) and Listed winner Pretty Fast (Not A Single Doubt) and she is a half-sister to 2014 ATC Challenge Stakes (Gr 2, 1000m) winner Villa Verde (Not A Single Doubt). 

Villa Verde enjoyed a good result in the sales ring on Saturday, when Annabel Neasham and her racing manager Brian McGuire secured a colt out of the mare for $1,000,000 from the Kia Ora Stud draft. 

Further back this is the same family as Group 3 winner Sushi Rocket (Salmon Leap) and Group 2 scorer Rory’s Rocket (Roan Rocket). 

In 2019 Miss Sharapova produced a brother to Family Folks, while in 2020 the mare produced a colt by Snitzel’s barnmate Dundeel (High Chaparral) and she has been covered again by Snitzel. 

Snitzel had 44 lots sell at Book 1 of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale last week, recording an aggregate of $20,180,000 at an average of $458,636. The stallion was also responsible for the top lot of the week, with Coolmore Stud paying Widden Stud $1.9 million for a colt out of Listed-winning mare Bonny O’Reilly on Tuesday.


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Sha Tin Sunday, 17th January 2021

5f212y TURF GOOD
HKD $1,000,000

Sea Eagle Hcp (C4)

HKD $1,000,000
Type: RST60-40
5f212y TURF GOOD
FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 5. FAMILY FOLKS (AUS) 4yo G
SNITZEL (AUS) - MISS SHARAPOVA (NZ)
A HAMELIN
C W CHANG
$13
56.5kg
So Wing Keung

Sales Information

2nd 11. HOT CHILI PEPPER (AUS) 4yo G
SMART MISSILE (AUS) - LADY FLEMING (AUS)
JOAO MOREIRA
DANNY SHUM
$26
54kg
Mr & Mrs Chau Kam Chuen And Helen Chau Hoi Man
3rd 13. SMART WONGCHOY (AUS) 4yo G
SMART MISSILE (AUS) - SERENADE LILY (NZ)
M YEUNG
D WHYTE
$10
53kg
Lester C H Kwok

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4th 1. EVERYONE'S DELIGHT (NZ) 4yo G
EL ROCA (AUS) - CATCH YOUR IDOL (NZ)
ZAC PURTON
F C LOR
$1.9
60kg

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5th 12. VOYAGE STAR (NZ) 5yo G
GUILLOTINE (NZ) - NEXT CENTURY (NZ)
V BORGES
T P YUNG
$12
53.5kg

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6th 10. YOUNG VICTORY (AUS) 4yo G
SMART MISSILE (AUS) - ABOVE PERFECTION (AUS)
TONY PICCONE
W Y SO
$31
56kg
7th 3. JUDY'S STAR (AUS) 4yo G
SEBRING (AUS) - SEEKING ATTENTION (AUS)
DEREK LEUNG
P O'SULLIVAN
$9
57kg

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8th 7. INNO LEGEND (AUS) 4yo G
NICCONI (AUS) - MORCEAU (AUS)
KARIS TEETAN
MANFRED MAN
$9
56.5kg

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9th 14. LITTLE THUNDER (AUS) 5yo G
HUSSONET (USA) - SMYTZER'S THUNDER (AUS)
C WONG
TONY MILLARD
$31
49kg

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10th 9. VICTORIA GENERAL (NZ) 4yo G
SO YOU THINK (NZ) - SOMETYNE (NZ)
BLAKE SHINN
DAVID HALL
$10
56kg

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11th 8. LEISURE AND GOLD (AUS) 3yo G
PRESS STATEMENT (AUS) - KARATA (AUS)
H N WONG
C H YIP
$151
55kg

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12th 4. CIRCUIT HERO (AUS) 4yo G
REAL SAGA (AUS) - FLAWLESS (AUS)
NEIL CALLAN
P F YIU
$151
56.5kg

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13th 2. HAPPY WARRIOR (AUS) 7yo G
More Than Ready (USA) - ZINGALING (AUS)
ALFRED CHAN
CASPAR FOWNES
$101
55kg

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14th 6. FORZA SPEEDO (AUS) 3yo G
SEBRING (AUS) - IAMHERE (AUS)
MATTHEW POON
Y S TSUI
$151
55.5kg

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